The Fugitive Disentitlement Doctrine: FOIA and Petitions for Review

The Fugitive Disentitlement Doctrine: FOIA and Petitions for Review

This Practice Advisory examines how the courts and the agencies apply the fugitive disentitlement doctrine which arises in the immigration context when courts of appeals use the doctrine to dismiss petitions for review and when government agencies invoke the doctrine to deny FOIA requests. This Practice Advisory examines how the courts and the agencies apply the doctrine in these contexts.